7 East 3rd Street

East Village | built 1887

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1887
J. D. Karst builds a five-story brownstone tenement designed by Alexander I. Finkle
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Alexander I. Finkle designed the old-law neo-Grec tenement at 7 East 3rd Street, built in 1887 for owner J. D. Karst according to tax assessment records. It has an entrance frame with incised detailing, a door hood on brackets and a bracketed cornice; the storefront has since been altered.
Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org
1887
Architect Alexander I. Finkle, a New Orleans native, designs 7 East 3rd Street
Finkle was born in New Orleans on April 10, 1855, and was established as an architect in New York by 1886. He practiced until 1916, and 7 East 3rd Street (1887) is one of two buildings the Landmarks Preservation Commission credits to him in the East Village.
“Alexander I. Finkle was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 10, 1855. He was established as an architect in New York City by 1886…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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